Is Building One Big Site For Everything Working For You?

11 years ago

It can work, sure, but you're going to need a LOOOOOOT of content if that's your plan. It's always faster (and smarter) to stick to one single niche. Having too many categories on completely different subjects will confuse SE crawlers on what your actual homepage is about. It's more of a long-term thing if that's where you're looking to go.

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RyanEagle

11 years ago

It can definitely be done but it really depends on what angle you're taking. It seems like single niche sites work better for most, though.

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aizaku

11 years ago

one authority site for one niche.

and yes it is.

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brunom

11 years ago

I believe the best course of action would be to build one big authority site for a single niche but targeting a lot of different keywords in that nice.

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Nelapsi

11 years ago

I won't say that I cover "everything" however both of my websites do have very broad and general topics at the upper most level because I do enjoy writing around a large range of subjects. In my opinion, this is okay if you can demonstrate how they relate to each other or it is easy for users to see the relationship. I like to call it 6 degrees of separation for website building.

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Jeannie Crabtree

11 years ago

This was the kind of answer I was looking for. Thanks.

I see you are still keeping them within a range of subjects that might come under one umbrella though.

So how is that working for you? Do you have any more niche sites to compare that with and if so, which are working better for you?

I am thinking either G has changed a bit to allow better rankings for these large general sites, or they are very good at getting good backlinks.

Originally Posted by Nelapsi

I won't say that I cover "everything" however both of my websites do have very broad and general topics at the upper most level because I do enjoy writing around a large range of subjects. In my opinion, this is okay if you can demonstrate how they relate to each other or it is easy for users to see the relationship. I like to call it 6 degrees of separation for website building.

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GyuMan82

11 years ago

In terms of SEO, too many people think BIG = Authority.

Authority means you have some high quality links pointing to it.

Larger sites do tend to gain more "natural backlinks", but this is due more to the quality of the content rather than the volume.

You can build hundreds of pages of "amazon reviews", but without good backlinks it will only have a tiny amount of search traffic despite the "size" of the site.

There are still many "small" sites that rank well due to the amount of solid backlinks they have.

So don't equate "size" with "authority". Yes they are somewhat related, but you need to dig deeper as to why these sites rank well.

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Jeannie Crabtree

11 years ago

That is what I think is going on here. These large sites about everthing I found in a couple of my niches must have some high PR, quality links pointing to them and then they also backlink the inner pages.

So I was trying to see if anyone is doing this who is having success and willing to talk about it. I don't equate a site being large to mean it is an authority site.

Originally Posted by GyuMan82

In terms of SEO, too many people think BIG = Authority.

Authority means you have some high quality links pointing to it.

Larger sites do tend to gain more "natural backlinks", but this is due more to the quality of the content rather than the volume.

You can build hundreds of pages of "amazon reviews", but without good backlinks it will only have a tiny amount of search traffic despite the "size" of the site.

There are still many "small" sites that rank well due to the amount of solid backlinks they have.

So don't equate "size" with "authority". Yes they are somewhat related, but you need to dig deeper as to why these sites rank well.

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yukon

Banned 11 years ago

Having a site with random content/subjects/pages is a horrible idea.

There's a few SEO forum threads on the subject.

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Jeannie Crabtree 11 years ago

I agree, I was reading one just before I started this thread.

I am thinking either G has changed a bit to allow better rankings for these large general sites, or they are very good at getting good backlinks. That is why I was asking.

Originally Posted by yukon

Having a site with random content/subjects/pages is a horrible idea.

There's a few SEO forum threads on the subject.
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GGpaul

11 years ago

I have a site with 100 pages of content but they're all low competition keywords.

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T-shirtman

11 years ago

GGpaul - See you recommend Wolfmmiii this is the sort of thing I would like to do but with a bit of a difference

My next project one big review site but on a subject I love this is how I plan on doing it.

This is an example

power drills review
drill bit review
saw review
ect
ect
get as many as these done early in the process then blog about DIY project and DIY how to's this were people will link to but the reviews will hopefully take some of the juice from this and rank

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GGpaul

11 years ago

Originally Posted by T-shirtman

GGpaul - See you recommend Wolfmmiii this is the sort of thing I would like to do but with a bit of a difference

My next project one big review site but on a subject I love this is how I plan on doing it.

This is an example

power drills review
drill bit review
saw review
ect
ect
get as many as these done early in the process then blog about DIY project and DIY how to's this were people will link to but the reviews will hopefully take some of the juice from this and rank

I have a site like that =X.

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moneymoguls

11 years ago

It's funny how people say what works and what does not... but in reality they have no clue.

I have a blog with a broad topic and it's getting good traffic and growing really fast. I'm getting 400 visitors per day after 8 months. Traffic almost doubles every month. I do not rank high for any competitive keywords but do rank on the 1st page for thousands of keyword phrases. This is how I get traffic.

I do not backlink either.

People at this forum kill me!!! They really have no idea.

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yukon

Banned 11 years ago

Lol at people making claims.

Good luck with your lawnmower parts, baby supplies, & international warfare news site.

That's like going to Krispy Kreme & ordering a Big Mac.

Focus!

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GGpaul

11 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

Lol at people making claims.

Good luck with your lawnmower parts, baby supplies, & international warfare news site.

That's like going to Krispy Kreme & ordering a Big Mac.

Focus!

That's like going to Baseball products to Adult products. :confused:

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TheFBGuy 11 years ago

Unless your domain is a premium domain like: about.com or something like that, then no, don't it
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stephenwaldo

11 years ago

I personally think that building these types of sites are not an optimal use of your time or resources. I think that even with the large general websites that DO rank well, you're still going to be better off dividing that same content up into several more focused niche sites. There is, after all, a difference between an authority site and a content farm.

To be honest, I've never tried making a huge "general information" site, so maybe I'm wrong, but all my SEO instincts tell me otherwise.

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Becker13

Banned 11 years ago

About everything? No

About everything in a niche? Kills it for me

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Jeannie Crabtree

11 years ago

Hi Alex, seems to be two sets of answers here in this thread.

One about a totally random set of products that are not related being posted on a site, and then another answer in which people are saying they have a group of related products under one large umbrella and doing ok.

How big of a niche are you going into? Would you go as big as something under the "home niche" - like home and kitchen products - Which would include kitchen, dining room, appliances, bedrooms, lighting etc.

Would you work with that, or not something as big? (If I recall you don't do Amazon, but that would give me an idea).

Originally Posted by Becker13

About everything? No

About everything in a niche? Kills it for me

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Becker13

Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Jeannie Crabtree

Hi Alex, seems to be two sets of answers here in this thread.

One about a totally random set of products that are not related being posted on a site, and then another answer in which people are saying they have a group of related products under one large umbrella and doing ok.

How big of a niche are you going into? Would you go as big as something under the "home niche" - like home and kitchen products - Which would include kitchen, dining room, appliances, bedrooms, lighting etc.

Would you work with that, or not something as big? (If I recall you don't do Amazon, but that would give me an idea).

I usually aim to make big authority sites in niches im interested in.

For example I have a few large authoritie (as in people actually use them) sites in niches like

College dating
Guitars
SEO
Womens Health
and a few niches that would be labeled "adult"

With that being said, the "home niche" is a little broad, but if you think you can make a kick ass site about everything involved in making homes or improving them, then shoot away

Big authoritative niche sites (that people actually use) are in my opinion the best way to go now and for the future.

Also with that being said, I would never make a big site targeted around amazon because they dont pay well enough.

I either

A) Make sure there is a SOLID way to make money in the niche
B) Make sure the niche is open for a product/subscription I can set up

I am not sure how easy "homes" would be to monetize. Seems like a toughy, but I have never looked into the homes niche before so I am not totally sure

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Jeannie Crabtree

11 years ago

Thanks Alex. I am on your newsletter list, that is why I thought you did not do Amazon.

You are talking about an Authority site, versus a large site, although of course an authority site can be built out to a large site.

The Home and Kitchen niche is large and would be difficult I think, But that gave an example. I almost did that once, but decided to nichify more. I do some Amazon, but it is not my main focus at this time.

Jeannie

Originally Posted by Becker13

I usually aim to make big authority sites in niches im interested in.

For example I have a few large authoritie (as in people actually use them) sites in niches like

College dating
Guitars
SEO
Womens Health
and a few niches that would be labeled "adult"

With that being said, the "home niche" is a little broad, but if you think you can make a kick ass site about everything involved in making homes or improving them, then shoot away

Big authoritative niche sites (that people actually use) are in my opinion the best way to go now and for the future.

Also with that being said, I would never make a big site targeted around amazon because they dont pay well enough.

I either

A) Make sure there is a SOLID way to make money in the niche
B) Make sure the niche is open for a product/subscription I can set up

I am not sure how easy "homes" would be to monetize. Seems like a toughy, but I have never looked into the homes niche before so I am not totally sure

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paulgl

11 years ago

You are not going to rank an amazon affiliate site for everything
under the sun.

That's really what this thread is about. Starting a hodge podge
amazon affiliate site....complete with magic domain.

That's a fail waiting to happen.

You are not going to replace amazon.com.

You can create a website that ranks for a whole bunch of different
things. But that's a different animal.

Paul

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nik0

Banned 11 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

You are not going to rank an amazon affiliate site for everything
under the sun.

That's really what this thread is about. Starting a hodge podge
amazon affiliate site....complete with magic domain.

That's a fail waiting to happen.

You are not going to replace amazon.com.

You can create a website that ranks for a whole bunch of different
things. But that's a different animal.

Paul

Isn't Nextag kind of doing that, sure not replacing but they show up everywhere, as well as a few others that I forgot the name of. So nothing is impossible.

Price comparision sites are doing fairly well still, it's like Google likes it when you have 10-15 affiliate links but all to different websites. While when you do 3-4 affiliate links to the same site it already gets hard.

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Jeannie Crabtree

11 years ago

That is what I am seeing too. Not just some Amazon review sites, but different type of sites, with a variety of topics. It will be interesting to see how it works out.

Originally Posted by nik0

Isn't Nextag kind of doing that, sure not replacing but they show up everywhere, as well as a few others that I forgot the name of. So nothing is impossible.

Price comparision sites are doing fairly well still, it's like Google likes it when you have 10-15 affiliate links but all to different websites. While when you do 3-4 affiliate links to the same site it already gets hard.

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ownergolan

11 years ago

Instead of micro niche focus on "niche", it dosent mean you should open up a blog about tech, pregnancy, humanity & IM at once.. focus on a niche and gain authority.

BEWARE, posting lots of content does NOT make you an authority. its a combination of the above, age, visitors, interaction and many other factors.

Good luck.

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Michael Ten

11 years ago

It has not been working so well for me. However, I am hoping to evolve my strategy enough in the right way so it does.

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